The Chicago Cubs have signed Alex Bregman to a five-year, $175 million contract that includes a full no-trade clause.

According to MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand, who cited sources today, the Chicago Cubs have reached a five-year, $175 million agreement with free agent third baseman Alex Bregman. The team has not officially confirmed the deal yet, but the contract reportedly contains no opt-out clauses and includes a complete no-trade provision.

After spending nine seasons with the Houston Astros, Bregman entered free agency for the first time last offseason and subsequently signed a three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, which included two opt-out options. Following the 2025 World Series, he exercised his first opt-out and became a free agent once again.

Bregman received a qualifying offer from the Astros after the 2024 season, which made him ineligible to receive another qualifying offer this offseason. This means that signing him does not involve draft pick compensation or penalties related to draft picks.

Selected as the second overall pick by the Astros in the 2015 draft, Bregman has been one of the premier third basemen in the league since making his MLB debut in 2016. During his tenure as a core player from Louisiana State University, the Astros made the playoffs for eight straight years from 2017 to 2024, won four American League pennants, and captured two World Series titles (2017 and 2022). Over his Astros career, he posted a .272/.366/.483 batting line in the regular season with 191 home runs and a 132 OPS+; in 99 postseason games, he added 19 homers and an impressive .789 OPS.

Now 31 years old, Bregman maintained steady production during his 2025 season with the Red Sox, although his performance before being placed on the injured list in May due to a right quadriceps strain was noticeably better than after his return in July. He finished the season with 18 home runs, a .821 OPS, and an OPS+ of 128, earning his third All-Star selection and helping Boston reach the playoffs as a wild card team.

Bregman’s career-best season came in 2019 when he posted a .296 batting average with 41 home runs, 112 RBIs, and a 1.015 OPS, finishing second in the AL MVP voting. Despite that standout year, he has never completed a full season with an OPS+ below 113, demonstrating remarkable consistency. Since 2016, among all primary third basemen, only José Ramírez has a higher Wins Above Replacement (WAR) of 43.1 according to FanGraphs.

The Astros attempted to re-sign Bregman last offseason but he declined a reported six-year, $156 million offer and remained on the free agent market until February when he signed with the Red Sox. The Astros subsequently promoted Isaac Paredes as their new third baseman.

Bregman’s arrival in Boston sparked tension with the team’s former primary third baseman Rafael Devers, who had just signed an 11-year, $331 million extension with the Red Sox in 2023. With Bregman taking over third base duties, Boston initially moved Devers to designated hitter before ultimately trading him to the San Francisco Giants in June, a blockbuster move that shook the baseball world.